SBA opens disaster loan outreach centers in Arkansas

The U.S. Small Business Administration opened three outreach centers on Monday to assist Arkansans affected by severe weather June 25-26. SBA customer service representatives are available at Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) locations in Conway, Lonoke and Marked Tree, and a virtual DLOC, to help Arkansans apply for federal disaster loans.

By: Antoinette Grajeda
Arkansas Advocate

The U.S. Small Business Administration opened three outreach centers on Monday to assist Arkansans affected by severe weather June 25-26.

SBA customer service representatives are available at Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) locations in Conway, Lonoke and Marked Tree, and a virtual DLOC, to help Arkansans apply for federal disaster loans.

Arkansas Division of Emergency Management staff are also available at Marked Tree to help with the State Individual Assistance program. Arkansans must apply to the SBA disaster loan program to be eligible for individual assistance from the state.

Arkansans in Lonoke and Poinsett Counties are eligible for SBA loans to assist with rebuilding real or personal property, as well as assistance based on economic injury due to the disaster, even if they did not experience physical damage, according to the SBA.

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